II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1801 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2007 Mrs. Clinton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require a study on the relocation of the Sector Buffalo facilities of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

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Study of relocation of Coast Guard Sector Buffalo facilities

(a)

Purposes

The purposes of this section are— (1)to authorize a project study to evaluate the feasibility of consolidating and relocating Coast Guard facilities at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo within the study area; (2)to obtain a preliminary plan for the design, engineering, and construction for the consolidation of Coast Guard facilities at Sector Buffalo; and (3)to distinguish what Federal lands, if any, shall be identified as excess after the consolidation. (b)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Commandant

The term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. (2)

Sector buffalo

The term Sector Buffalo means Coast Guard Sector Buffalo of the Ninth Coast Guard District. (3)

Study area

The term study area means the area consisting of approximately 31 acres of real property and any improvements thereon that are commonly identified as Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, located at 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, New York, and under the administrative control of the Coast Guard. (c)

Study

(1)

In general

Within 12 months after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section, the Commandant shall conduct a project proposal report of the study area and shall submit such report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (2)

Requirements

The project proposal report shall— (A)evaluate the most cost-effective method for providing shore facilities to meet the operational requirements of Sector Buffalo; (B)determine the feasibility of consolidating and relocating shore facilities on a portion of the existing site, while— (i)meeting the operational requirements of Sector Buffalo; and (ii)allowing the expansion of operational requirements of Sector Buffalo; and (C)contain a preliminary plan for the design, engineering, and construction of the proposed project, including— (i)the estimated cost of the design, engineering, and construction of the proposed project; (ii)an anticipated timeline of the proposed project; and (iii)a description of what Federal lands, if any, shall be considered excess to Coast Guard needs. (d)

Limitation

Nothing in this section shall affect the current administration and management of the study area.